"Mississippi and Louisiana have major health challenges, including a high prevalence of smoking, obesity and children in poverty", the report reads.

Hawaii had previously held the spot for the past five years. That is the largest improvement for any state since 2012 but is still 2.5 percent higher than the national average of 17.1 percent. It's a joint effort by the United Health Foundation and the American Public Health Association. Disturbing Trends in U.S. Mortality: Increases in Premature Deaths, Drug Deaths and Cardiovascular Deaths The report finds increases in the rates for three key mortality indicators.

Here's the list of the 10 unhealthiest states, according to the report.

It also fell from a ranking of 31 in drug deaths last year to 35 this year.

"Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York and CT have more than 200 primary care physicians per 100,000 population, compared with fewer than 100 physicians per 100,000 in Utah and Idaho", the authors wrote.

The report also noted that the number of adults in MA who smoke dropped from 18.2 percent of all adults to 13.6 percent over the last five years. Instead, it's based on a model that takes into account physical, mental and social well-being (think: air pollution, obesity rates, number of health-care providers, number of smokers and physical inactivity metrics)-so when the annual report is released, ranking all 50 states on their "healthiness", it's noteworthy.

West Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and MS rank as the least healthy.

MA ranked the healthiest state for the first time in the ranking's 28-year history.

Weather officials say several winter weather advisories, including for the Detroit area, won't expire until early Tuesday . Lake effect snow showers will likely impact the eastern and northern shorelines of Huron County starting at 4 p.m.

Google , for example, booked €26.3 billion of global revenues here previous year , paying tax of €163 million tax in Ireland. The finance ministers of the EU's five largest economies criticized the planned tax reform, writing a letter to U.S.

It will be available through Google Play and iOS, and you can pre-register for the game through its website. The manufacturer describes the games as: "A must for all Harry Potter and/or Cards Against Humanity fans".

Zacks has just released a Special Report that spotlights this fast-emerging phenomenon and 6 tickers for taking advantage of it. Fox and Disney are on a "glide path" for a Thursday deal announcement, CNBC reported on Tuesday.

Comcast issued a statement saying it was never able to secure the level of engagement needed to pursue a deal with Fox. Comcast's move presents Disney with the option to go ahead and complete a deal with Rupert Murdoch's media empire.

India's retail inflation on Tuesday grew at 4.88 percent in November, citing an increase in foods and oil prices. Kantar said only a few items were cheaper during the period, such as fresh chicken and crisps.

Geminids can be seen on nights before December 14 as well as after that, but their appearance will become less frequent. If you can't get away from light pollution, don't worry: You'll still be able to see meteors, just at a slower rate.

It handles some 40 billion cubic meters from Russia, Norway, and other countries per year, Deutsche Welle reported . A police spokesman said: "There was an explosion around 8:45am (0745 GMT) and a fire".

South Korea has simply banned ICOs, noting in September that "stern penalties" would be levied on anyone issuing one. Clayton is particularly concerned with the potentially untransparent way that some ICOs treat their investors.

The Thomas Fire - named according to where it started, near the Thomas Aquinas College - is by far the largest of the fires . Southern California's gusty Santa Ana winds have long contributed to some of the region's most disastrous wildfires.

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